February polls key to democratic transition: Gwyn Lewis
United Nations resident coordinator Gwyn Lewis met chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday and said that the UN fully supported the February general elections in Bangladesh...
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382 collect nomination papers for RUCSU polls
A total of 382 students collected nomination papers against 23 posts in the long-awaited Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union elections scheduled for September 25...
Full Appellate Division bench clears way for DUCSU polls, upholds chamber judge鈥檚 stay
The full bench of the Appellate Division on Wednesday cleared the way for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections, scheduled for September 9, by upholding its chamber judge鈥檚 earlier stay on a High Court order that had halted the polls...
RUCSU polls deferred, code violation goes on for DUCSU
The commission for the elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions on Wednesday deferred the polls by 13 days, while candidates for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall union elections continued their campaign for the second day amid violations of the electoral code of conduct...
Former DUCSU leaders oppose army deployment during DU polls
Former Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union leaders on Wednesday expressed grave concerns about the university鈥檚 decision to deploy the army during the DUCSU elections scheduled for September 9...
IUCSU polls slated for November: VC
Islamic University vice-chancellor Professor Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah has said that the long-awaited election to the university鈥檚 central students鈥� union will be held within 15 days after the draft ordinance is passed, which is expected by November...
Bangladesh is ready for national polls: Yunus
Chief adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that the nation was now ready for the national election in the first half of February 2026.
Candidates fewer than posts in JU female hall union polls
Jahangirnagar University is heading into the Central Students鈥� Union and hall union elections, with a low number of candidates for elections to the women鈥檚 residential halls.
Uncertainty grows over RUCSU polls
Uncertainty is deepening over the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union elections as teachers, officials, and employees of the university have announced a fresh strike demanding the reinstatement of the ward quota facility for admission of their children and grandchildren.
276 nomination papers filed for JUCSU polls
A total of 276 nomination forms have been submitted to vie for 25 posts in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union elections as the deadline for submitting nomination papers ended on Thursday.
At least 10 panels to vie in DUCSU polls
At least 10 panels and independent candidates are going to contest in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections as the timeline for submitting nomination papers ended on Wednesday...
EU to give 4m euros for polls preparations
The European Union has announced an assistance package of more than four million euros to help Bangladesh Election Commission organise the Jatiya Sangsad elections in accordance with international standards...
National elections only solution to ongoing crises in Bangladesh: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said elections are the only solution to all ongoing crises.
Bangladesh national polls roadmap to be announced next week: EC secy
The Bangladesh Election Commission will announce next week a comprehensive road map on the 13th parliamentary elections, outlining time frames for preparatory work from the start of the聽 election process to the publication of results...
Arakan Army vows to block polls in Rakhine
One of Myanmar鈥檚 most powerful ethnic groups pledged on Monday to block elections in areas it controls, rejecting polls the military junta has touted as a way of ending the nation鈥檚 civil war...
NCP leaders hold meeting with US envoy
Top leaders of the National Citizen Party on Monday held a meeting with United States charg茅 d鈥檃ffaires at its embassy in Dhaka Tracey Ann Jacobson at her Gulshan residence where they discussed the country鈥檚 political situation, reforms and the forthcoming national election.
Bangladesh national polls schedule likely in early December
Responding to the interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 letter, the Election Commission on Thursday discussed a plan to announce the schedule for the 13th national election in the first week of December.
CA office sends letter to EC over Bangladesh national polls
The Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office on Wednesday sent a letter to the Election Commission鈥檚 senior secretary to make arrangements for the next national election in February, before the month of Ramadan...
Bangladesh EC to publish draft voter list on Aug 10
Bangladesh鈥檚 election commission will publish the draft voter list on August 10 for holding the upcoming 13th national polls.
RUCSU polls scheduled for September 15
The authorities on Monday announced that the elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union would be held on September 15...
Polls date likely in days, politicians say after meeting with Yunus
A group of political leaders, emerging from a meeting with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday, said that the interim government chief assured them that a specific date and timeline for the next national election would be announced...
RUCSU polls schedule likely on July 28
After a prolonged hiatus spanning over three decades, Rajshahi University is set to announce the election schedule for its central student union on July 28...
RU students stage sit-in for RUCSU polls
A group of Rajshahi University students on Monday staged a sit-in, demanding the announcement of a full schedule for the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union elections soon...
DUCSU polls likely in 2nd week of September
The schedule for the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union is likely to be announced on July 29, with voting expected in the second week of September...
French envoy hopeful of democratic polls under Yunus鈥檚 leadership
French ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy on Sunday said that democracy was about 鈥榣iberty, equality, fraternity and inclusivity鈥� and noted that the country was then heading towards truly 鈥榙emocratic elections鈥� under the 鈥榳ise and remarkable鈥� leadership of chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus...
FBCCI polls deferred
The election to the board of directors of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry for 2025-26 and 2026-27 terms has been deferred by another 45 days by the Ministry of Commerce...
CEC remark on polls time frame can create confusion
THE remark of the chief election commissioner, AMM Nasir Uddin, that the commission is making preparations for the national elections with two time frames in mind, February and April, appears confusing, especially after the meeting of the chief adviser to the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, with the acting chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Tarique Rahman...
DU tightens campus security centring DUCSU polls, recent concerns
The Dhaka University authorities have adopted a series of strict security measures to address the prevailing concerns over campus safety and prepare for potential challenges ahead of the forthcoming Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections...
Most parties want polls road map
Most political parties in a meeting with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday demanded an election road map without further delay while the Bangladesh Nationalist Party said that there was no reason to hold national election beyond December.
BNP, allies for polls by Dec
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies want the national election to be held by December this year while the National Citizen Party and Islamist parties, including the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, support holding the polls between December...
